THE POLICE COMMISSION.
I[by telegraph—press association.] Dunedin, Tnis Day. _ The Police Commission commenced its sittings here to-day. Inspector Pardy's evidence is being taken. He said that in his opinion the present rate of pay for men joining the Force, £120 a year, was insufficient. Reductions lessened that amount considerably, and the sum received was not sufficient to keep a man honest. He advocated a pension allowance as opposed to an old-age servioe payment. He spoke strongly against political interfence, saying that he thought the man who sought influence should be dismissed as the penalty. Political interference was not, however, a thing of to-day, but had been in existence since the abolition of the provinoes. He said it was impossible to administer the present Licensing Act. All that the publican wanted was a boarder on the premises with a conscience elastic enough to swear he paid for the liquor supplied, and he could go on selling as much as he liked.
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Evening Post, Volume LV, Issue 64, 17 March 1898, Page 6
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160THE POLICE COMMISSION. Evening Post, Volume LV, Issue 64, 17 March 1898, Page 6
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